I just caught site of this picture and found it quite funny.

I didn’t know the airlines were doing so bad that they needed to use sex as an advertising ploy. Are we such a shallow culture, that people will buy more tickets just because there is a hot, beautiful, half-naked woman painted on the side of an airliner?

Yes we are.

Southwest Airlines has taken things to a whole new level, putting the most recent Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition on the side of one of their planes.

I can see it now. Little kids, holding their little teddy bears at the airport terminals, next to hungover frat boys coming back from Vegas, watching the planes land.

“Look, up in the sky! “

“It’s a bird!”

“It’s a plane!”

“Wait…those are Bo…”

Nevermind.

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This past year has been one to remember. So much has happened in the world of sports, that it’s hard to pinpoint just one event that stands above all else in 2008. From the supposed affair between Madonna and A-Rod to the continued story of Roger Clemens and steroids. Also, who would have thought back in spring training the Philadelphia Phillies would have won the World Series. Philly never wins anything! I know this because I’ve been a Philly fan my entire life.

So, in remembering 2008, why don’t you tell us what your favorite sports moment of 2008 was. For instance, one thing that stands out for me is Matt Leinart’s incident that involved a former boy bander, hot tub, girls under-21 and a beer bong. 

So please, feel free to share!

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Merry Christmas to all of you out there from the Smarter Sports Blog!

And if you didn’t think Santa has any athletic talent at all, then you guys obviously haven’t seen his skills as a linebacker!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

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It came down to one shake. One final match for eternal glory.

But through all the sweat and tears, the hard work finally paid off, as Ireland came away with the gold…In ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS!

Yes folks, Ireland’s Mark Cleland can now say he has the quickest reflexes and uncanny ability to outwit his opponent in a game of threes. Or, at the least, he just has the most luck out of his competitors. After jumping out to an 8-2 lead over Sebastian Gatica of Canada, Gatica kicked it up a notch and brought the pain to Cleland. After a hard fought battle, Cleland came out on top to win 10-9, making all the redheads in his country proud.

But don’t worry, the U.S. didn’t walk away without a medal. Sean “Wicked Fingers” Sears slammed Guam in the bronze medal match.

I, on the other hand, am not satisfied with third place. I think we should put together a committee, led by Jerry Colangelo, to round up the best team of competitors. I want the U.S. to bring dominance to the sport of Paper, Rock, Scissors!

And through the next four years, maybe HBO will put together a Hard Knocks series to witness the training of greatness. Hmm, I also for some reason picture a tournament like this to be a feature film starring Ben Stiller and televised at midnight on “The Ocho.”

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I wanted to take moment to welcome & introduce David Carrillo to our Smarter Sports Blog community. David is the executive editor for the Daily Titan & has just one more semester left at CSUF.  If you enjoyed his first post “Four Reasons Why O.J. Mayo Should Never Wear a Timberwolves Jersey” look out for more from David on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

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